War and Risk in 1914 Essay

War and Risk in 1914 Essay

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War and Risk in 1914

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife on the 28th June 1914 began what has since been termed the July Crisis, a month or so of intense diplomatic wrangling and military preparation. The crisis ended in early August 1914 with all five major European powers at war, a European war that ultimately escalated into World War I. During the war itself, aggressive premeditation by each power was seen as its primary cause but these arguments were replaced within two years of its end by ones of inadvertence, the ‘slide’ theory.[1] The statement contained in the title of this essay lies somewhere in between these two accusations. Discussion of this statement requires…show more content…

Following a century of military defeat and in a context of rising nationalism, the multi-ethnic empire had become a second ‘sick-man of Europe.’ It was very vulnerable to nationalist provocations from countries on its borders appealing to ethnic groups within the empire. Not to be relegated to a second-rate power, Vienna opted for a local war with Serbia with both plan and foresight. Whilst the intention of the decision-makers, essentially a group known as the Common Ministerial Council, was to keep the war local, all were well aware of the possibility of Russian intervention. In a meeting of the ministers on the 7th July the precise policy of the Austrian government was decided.

Several important observations on the attitudes and beliefs of the ministers can be made from this meeting. Firstly, it was decided to issue an ultimatum to Serbia so harsh that it would be refused, giving Vienna an excuse to attack. This decision was made as it was felt that War Minister Krobatin and Chief of Staff Conrad von Hotzendorf’s call for a surprise attack on Serbia would isolate Vienna among other European governments, in other words it was an attempt to localise the conflict. Secondly, Russian intervention was deemed possible and military plans were made to this end, in conjunction with Conrad and Krobatin. However despite acknowledgement of the Russian threat, there was no

Reasons for the War in 1914
World War one, named The Great War erupted in the summer of 1914. It
is safe to say that it was the most terrible war in the history of the
world; made clear by the record of the many millions whom lost their
lives in it. Causes of the war can be counted back to the nineteenth
century; most considerably when the Germans defeated France in the
Franco-Prussian War, when Germany captured back two French provinces.
This came as a major set back…

time.
World War means a war that affects the whole world; it specially involves and destroys the most powerful and biggest nations of the time. It is a war on such a huge scale that affects also countries of different parts of the world, it lasts for multiple years. So far only two events that happened on a huge scale that humanity has never seen before the 20th century and have been labeled as "World War"; those are World War I (1914-1918) and World War II (1939-1945). The term "World War III" is usually…

Europe at War in 1914
Introduction
The events that triggered the First World War began with an unlucky
mistake. The First World War, which lasted from 1914 to 1918 known at
the time as 'The Great War'. It involved more countries than any
previous war. It introduced new technology into warfare, and caused
destruction on an unequalled scale. It was 'total war', involving the
mobilization, not just of vast armies, but of whole nations.
The human cost of the war- in terms…

Introduction
World War I (1914-1918), as one of the most destructive global conflicts that ever happened in human history, has not only left 17 million hot-blooded idealistic young men returning home in urns of cold cremation ashes, buried in tears of their heartbroken parents, but also has left the post-World War I society haunted by people’s profound doubt towards the past as a source of barbarous and inhuman atrocities. Therefore, instead of looking back to the past that was significantly wounded…

The Great War
“The War to end all Wars”
1914 - 1918
There was no single reason why WW1 began, but several factors led to it. Tensions throughout Europe had been growing for many years – nationalism, an arms race, disputes over territories and the division of Europe into two hostile groups were all factors that contributed and helped lead to the beginning of the Great War. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, by Serbian terrorists led to the Austro-Hungarian…

World War I (1914-1918) was the first war to involve almost all of Europe; Austria-Hungary, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, and Russia all participated. The war wiped out a significant amount of the young generation and changed politics, economics and public opinion in Europe for decades to come. While many countries had a role in the war’s outbreak, Germany probably bore the greatest responsibility due to three factors. The Germans had pushed for war since the founding of the modern German…

Great War of 1914. Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States during World War one. The outbreak of the Great War of 1914, also known as World War I, started with the assassination of Austria Archduke Franz Ferdinand, who was shot to death by Gavrilo Princip (Columbia Southern University, (CSU), n.d.). The Prime Minister of Great Britain during the Great War was David George Lloyd (CSU, n.d.). World War1 was the very first modern and trench war, as well as, the last war governed…

Since the First World War of 1914-1918, historians have argued which events leading up to the war; some as far back to the end of the Napoleonic period in 1815, or which of the Great Powers were to blame. After the war, Germany were made to sign Article 231; or the War Guilt Clause, thus accepting all blame for the war, this presented an easy target to blame, which some historians accepted and believed. However other historians argue that various other nations or events were actually at the root…

The war that broke out in 1914 was one of the worst, if not the worst, wars in human history. It had left millions dead and a scar burned into European history forever. However, if we do not identify why war broke out in 1914, stopping others wars will be impossible. Clearly, we may never know the answer to this, but many sources give many interpretations. In this essay, I will try to recognise the key factors that led the outbreak of the Great War in 1914 and try to identify the most significant…

“World War I [1914-1918] brought about many significant changes in the aviation field. At the start of World War One, aircraft were very basic and crude. By the time World War One had ended, aircraft had become far more sophisticated and had differentiated into fighters, bombers and long-range bombers. The development of aircraft was stimulated by the war’s requirements, as was the way aircraft were actually used” (“Aircraft and World War One”). At the start of the war, aircraft was thought to be…